Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 314 The Sigh of the Ancient Serpent

At midnight, the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala was sharpening his greatsword.

The giant, glowing snake never sleeps, so the four of them naturally dared not sleep either. Especially when the giant snake swept over, the immense pressure emanating from its powerful soul almost crushed them to death on the ground.

If before, Gekala didn't know why the Four Gods had disappeared on this planet, now he probably does—if the monsters on this planet are as terrifying as this giant serpent, then the Four Gods are indeed very likely to perish here.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Gekala still did not choose to ask the giant serpent where the Four Gods were.

Ultimately, although these worshippers of the god of courage all believed that their own god was good, they were more or less aware of the image of the god of courage in the eyes of outsiders—so it was enough for them to know about rescuing the four gods in their hearts; if they actually told the local natives, who knows if they would be beaten to death on the spot.

"But...maybe we can give it a try?"

Recalling the giant serpent's previous behavior, Gekala hesitated for a moment.

After all, although there was a misunderstanding before, the giant snake was too easy to talk to, whether it was the four of them or the villagers. Especially when it came to the villagers, who were just a group of weak ordinary people, the giant snake with its powerful strength chose to retreat instead.

This wasn't even something to be easily reasoned with; Gekkar preferred to see it as weakness.

To be a strong person bow down to the weak and submit to their will is unimaginable to Gekala, who worships the god of courage and strength.

So, after hesitating for a long time, Gekala finally asked about it.

"why?"

Gekala was very puzzled.

"Even if we don't kill them, we can easily control them all... Why should we listen to them?"

"They're just a group of ordinary people; life isn't easy for anyone."

Faced with Gekkar's doubts, the giant serpent simply shook its head.

"Giving others convenience is giving yourself convenience. It's not a big deal for us, and besides... Ah, sure enough, they're here."

"What's coming?"

Wolf-headed swordsman Gekala was taken aback by this sudden change of topic.

"What are you saying..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gekkar quickly turned over and grabbed the greatsword that was lying to the side.

Simply because he had already sensed it at that moment.

That well-hidden murderous intent!
"Zheng——"

The longsword that rose from the ground was cunning, and with just one strike, it almost skewered the wolf-headed swordsman Gekala into a meat skewer—but Gekala was no slouch either; with his heavy greatsword planted in the ground, he had already leaped into the air, leaning on the greatsword.

His agile movements allowed him to easily dodge the insidious sword blade.

But when Gekala saw the longsword clearly, he was stunned.

Simply because that longsword looked far too familiar to him.

Strange runes dotted the blade, and with each swing of the blade, the runes glowed with a crimson light.

This is clearly the rune sword used by those chosen champions!

"you……"

Gekala subconsciously raised his head and looked at the armored humanoid figure that emerged from the ground. He could even recognize the name of its owner from the style of the armor.

However, the armored humanoid that emerged from the ground did not recognize him. Roots were faintly visible through the gaps in the armor, and even the eye sockets of the armor were sprouting twisted vines. The arm holding the runic sword was twisted at an unbelievable angle, and the longsword in its hand was like a whip, once again rushing towards Gekkar's face!
Clearly, the person currently using this armor is no longer its original owner.

Instead, it was something else, made of twisted vines.

"boom--"

Just as Gekkar was about to swing his greatsword, flames struck the armored humanoid first.

It was the mage in the team, Sass-Huanze. Although this mage, who worshipped the mysterious god, was more proficient in the art of soul magic, he still knew how to use the most basic fireball.

Fire has a certain suppressive effect on all plant-based monsters because plants are flammable, which is common knowledge in the magical world.

However, this time, the vines and roots that were entrenched in the armor defied common sense.

Upon contact with the flames, the vines and roots seemed to have received some nourishment, and instantly began to grow wildly. The vines and roots that were originally bound within the armor now broke through the gaps in the armor and spread out.

Just by looking at how they sway in the wind, they resemble winding snakes.

When the vines pointed at him, Gekala's hair stood on end, and his body screamed an alarm that it was something he couldn't possibly face!

"What exactly is this?"

"I don't know what it is either."

Just then, a voice rang out behind Gekkar.

"However, it seems that quite a few things happened while I was asleep."

Immediately afterwards, the thick rammed earth wall rose from the ground.

The thick rammed earth wall, with its unstoppable momentum, crashed down on the armored humanoid figure—but this seemingly powerful attack caused Gekala and his teammates to immediately close their eyes.

Yes, such a rammed earth wall would be no problem to deal with any one of them, or even all four of them combined, but the armored monster right now is not one of the four of them—for a monster made of vines and roots, this simple earthen spell is simply natural nourishment.

Simply smashing a mud wall down would not only have no effect, but would only give that vine monster more free time...

"……Why?"

The four men, including Gekala, were stunned.

Although they could see that the vine monster had indeed burrowed directly into the rammed earth wall, the thick soil had locked it inside tightly—and although they could see that the monster was struggling in the soil, the soil was pressing it down harder and harder!

Until it becomes harder than stone.

"This……"

The four men, including Gekala, were speechless.

Magic? Can it really be used like this?
"It's a pity, I thought it would be the Snake Worship Cult that came."

Even though he had already dealt with the suddenly appearing vine-like humanoid figure, Du Yi shook his head.

He genuinely wanted to know how these people, who were suspected to be descendants of the Tatunbto people, had ended up like this.

However, in the following night, Du Yi suddenly discovered...

Among these four adventurers, one of them was somehow in contact with those who appeared to be descendants of the Tatunbuto people.

(End of this chapter)